1、大学英语四级-241 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Writing(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.Write an essay commenting on the remark “Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you will make yourself confident and self-reliant
2、. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_2.Write an essay commenting on Thoreau“s famous remark “It is not what you look at that matters. It is what you see.“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you will learn to see through things
3、. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_3.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on keeping a good company by commenting on the remark: “Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and
4、 then explain what you will do to choose good friends . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_4.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of creativity by commenting on the remark. “My contention is that creativity now is as im
5、portant in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how we can develop our creativity . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_5.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes t
6、o write an essay on the importance of curiosity by commenting on Einstein“s remark: “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how we should guide our curiosity . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 18
7、0 words. （分数：20.00）_大学英语四级-241 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Writing(总题数：5，分数：100.00)1.Write an essay commenting on the remark “Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you will make yourself confiden
8、t and self-reliant . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character. A man is considered strong only when he can rely on and have confidence in himself. Imbued with self-confidence an
9、d self-reliance, a physically weak or handicapped man can also have a strong character. A classic example would be Nick Vujicic, an Australian who was born without limbs but still managed to graduate from university and grew to become a passionate and inspirational speaker. In fact, he has a spiritu
10、al force that is more powerful than that of someone who is physically strong. I think it is his self-reliance that makes him so self-confident. To build a strong character, we can improve our self-confidence through self-reliance. Self-reliance can be attained by challenging ourselves to do new thin
11、gs and exhausting our own efforts before asking for help. As we are in more control of our life, we will become more assured and confident. To sum up, self-reliance is the only road to true freedom. Only with such a freedom can we be truly confident in our real strength.2.Write an essay commenting o
12、n Thoreau“s famous remark “It is not what you look at that matters. It is what you see.“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how you will learn to see through things . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 Thoreau once s
13、aid, “It is not what you look at that matters. It is what you see.“ This revealing remark points to the difference between looking and seeing: One has to see through deceiving complexities of this world that he looks at. While we look at the world with our eyes, we have to see the truth with our hea
14、rt. This is more easily said than done. On too many occasions we are only contented with the image conveyed to our brain by looking with our eyes. Seldom do we stop to think what we have looked at. As a result, it is no wonder that we are easily deceived or manipulated by what is presented in front
15、of our eyes. To address this problem, we have to observe with our heart before accepting what we look at. In other words, an informed decision must be based on what you see instead of what you look at. To sum up, it is more important to wait and see than to jump at a conclusion based on what you loo
16、k at.3.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on keeping a good company by commenting on the remark: “Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to choose good friends . You should write
17、 at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 People always say that keep good man company and you shall be of the member. It means that the people around us will influence us deeply. Sometimes those people will even change our characters imperceptibly. Based on any perso
18、nal experience, I can“t agree more with that idea. We all live in one human society, so we can“t avoid communicating with others. To get along well with others, it is essential to find similar topics or get involved in the activities with the people around you. If they happen to be interested in mus
19、ic, you will inevitably be exposed to more music and may gradually become a music fan. In contrast, suppose that your friends are addicted to video games, you probably will go in for it eventually. A saying goes that “You can judge a person by the people around him“. This further confirms what we ha
20、ve talked about above. Therefore, please be careful when choosing friends.4.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of creativity by commenting on the remark. “My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it
21、with the same status.“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how we can develop our creativity . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 The remark in the directions emphasizes the importance of creativity, which coincides w
22、ith my opinion. I believe that creativity is what motivates our society to move forward, and also, creativity comes from creative thinking. Just take studying as an example. If a person only studies the knowledge in the book without thinking in his own way, we can foresee that his ability will be li
23、mited to the range of books that he has read. On the contrary, if he not only acquires the knowledge in the book, but also applies the knowledge in his own way, his ability will go beyond what the book tells him, and success will come to him in an easy way. However, it is much easier said than done.
24、 Creativity, which is closely related to a creative thinking, never comes easily. It requires parents and teachers to teach children or students with more flexibility, and let them try their way out instead of marketing your experience to them. Therefore, from now on, let“s pay more attention to cul
25、tivating creative thinking while studying the books.5.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of curiosity by commenting on Einstein“s remark: “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.“ You can give examples to illustrate your point and then ex
26、plain how we should guide our curiosity . You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：参考范文 Einstein once said: “I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious.“ This famous remark implies that interest is the best teacher. Curiosity leads you to ex
27、plore the mysteries of some amazing things. After the apple fell from the tree and hit Newton“s head, he became curious about the gravity and then made a big success. When I began to be curious about English, I read English stories every day so as to make steady progress in learning this fascinating
28、 language. Of course, there has been a controversy over the use of curiosity. We should know how to harness the power of curiosity to achieve positive results while taking precaution against undesirable consequences. In conclusion, I think we should take full advantage of the curiosity while guarding against its adverse impact on our life. When you are passionately curious about something, you will find that you have special talents to make things happen.
